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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Just noting that I’m in support of this
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Board <board-bounces@list.evergreen-ils.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Galen Charlton via Board<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> EOB-public <board@list.evergreen-ils.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Board] Slack for TEP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an action arising from the initial meeting of the Strategic Plan Implementation Committee today, I've signed TEP up for a free Slack plan so that the committee can have a persistent chat workspace for its work. I would also like to
sign TEP up for the Pro plan, which would be free for up to 250 users at the nonprofit discount [<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slack.com_help_articles_204368833-2DApply-2Dfor-2Dthe-2DSlack-2Dfor-2DNonprofits-2Ddiscount&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=hkUaV5oeez5hwc81VrmIUg&m=a594YMXqEMpUfKTRv1Nt1J_m7TnnEyAh3NX5j6deQvZYEuXSfmWJBRED2tK3pflz&s=FwivNaJnlfTjhx02PVMYVmxQOYKuyWTFYvIRlQIygfQ&e=">https://slack.com/help/articles/204368833-Apply-for-the-Slack-for-Nonprofits-discount</a>].
The initial purpose is to allow committee members without <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__evergreen-2Dils.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=hkUaV5oeez5hwc81VrmIUg&m=a594YMXqEMpUfKTRv1Nt1J_m7TnnEyAh3NX5j6deQvZYEuXSfmWJBRED2tK3pflz&s=iWTaPJbDC6q4spsSJinvDpUDH1IWBPsTELVXkblfbDU&e=">
evergreen-ils.org</a> email addresses to more readily join the Slack workspace, though of course other uses of Slack are possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This action is primarily meant to facilitate the work of the committee; it is not meant to prejudge any discussion about alternatives or replacements for IRC for broader community discussions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Given the $0 cost, I do not think that this rises to the level of necessarily requiring a formal board vote, but if there are any objections, please feel free to raise them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Galen<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Galen Charlton<br>
Implementation and IT Manager<br>
Equinox Open Library Initiative<br>
<a href="mailto:gmc@equinoxOLI.org" target="_blank">gmc@equinoxOLI.org</a><br>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.equinoxOLI.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=hkUaV5oeez5hwc81VrmIUg&m=a594YMXqEMpUfKTRv1Nt1J_m7TnnEyAh3NX5j6deQvZYEuXSfmWJBRED2tK3pflz&s=i-fPtlCLzUCjeyrgPXxQfd5KwWBLmoIKkkBs3iexZrQ&e=" target="_blank">https://www.equinoxOLI.org</a>
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phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)<br>
direct: 770-709-5581<o:p></o:p></p>
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